Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-04-06
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of the United States.
The committee would remind your Ex-
cellency that the bondholders were not
granted an opportunity of presenting their
claims at the time of the passage Of the
Riddleberger act, and that they cannot be
expected to acquiesce in settlement in re-
gard to which they have not been consult
ed. They ask for compromise by consent,
not by coercion.
The committee will be prepared at any
time, if required, to send out duly qualified
representatives. not necessarily bondhold-
ers, to Virginia, to negotiate settlement,
or they would welcome duly authorised
commission which may be sent to London
by the State with the object of arriving at
just agreement with themselves.
When the desired end is accomplished
the committee will be ready to withdraw
their agents and representatives in Virgin
ia, and will Loyalty cooperate with the
State in obtaining the acceptance by all the
creditors of such terms as may be agreed
upon.
/ have the honor to be, sir, your most
obedient servant.
E. PLEYDELL BOUvERIE,
Chairman of the Council of Foreign Bond
holders and Chairman of the Committee
of Virginia Bondholders.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE GOVERNOR.
On Friday Gov. Lee communicated the
following to the General Assembly,.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, April 1, 1887.
To the General Assembly of Virginia:
have the honor to transmit herewith
the following dispatch from the chairman
of the Virginia Committee of tho Council
of Foreign Bondholders.
The dispatch of the 31st, to which refer
ence is made, was response to an inquiry
requesting to be informed whether the
commission would be allowed to ascertain
by examination what is the amount of rev.
enue on the present basis of taxation re-
manning after the necessary expenses Of
the State are betrayed. l responded that
an opportunity would be afforded them to
ascertain This amount; but any conclusion
reached by the joint commission would un-
der our la VS. be submitted to the Legisla.
ture for their action.
In order that due time may be given fol
the commission. from the Council of the
Foreign Bondholders to reach Richmond
and to mest and confer with the joint com.
mittee to be appointed from your bonora.
BILE bodies, recommend that the Gener-
al Assembly take recess for thirty days.
The period of thirty days is named be-
cause am informed that the printing Of
the revisi IN of the Code will not be com
pleted for that length of time.
FITzHuaH LEE.
A cABLEGKAM FROM THE BoNDHoLDERN
LONDON, April 1, 1887.
To HIS Excellency, Gou. Lee, Richmond:
Your Gu BILE of the 31st is satisfactory
1t is essential, however, that sufficient time
be allowed for due examination and discus.
sion of the question. Would the Legisl
ture suspend and reassemble after, say,
thirty da, =, to receive the report of the com.
mittee, or will your committee have power
to sit after the dissolution of the present
Legislature and report to the next Legis.
lature? Ii the deliberations were limited
to the PR sent sitting of the Legislature,
the few Digs after arrival in Virginia would
be altogether insufficient, and it would ba
useless our sending commission. Now,
it would bo better, under such circumstan.
ces, to pos pone the commission until the
autumn. Is my letter of March 18th as to
bonds rei resented and controlled by this
Council satisfactory? await cable reply.
BoUvERIE.
Mr.. Berry offered the following, which,
under su ,pension of the rules, was adopt
ed
Resolrc,l by the Senate (the House of
Delegates concurring), That a committee
of two senators and three members of the
House of Delegates be appointed to confer
with the Governor relative to the inquiry
by cable from the Council of Foreign Bond
holders.
The adj: ption of the resolution was com.
municattd to the House by Mr.. Gordon.
As socn as the Senate was informed by
Mr.. Munford of the adoption of the resolu-
tions in the House the Chair appointed as
members t the committee from the Senate
Messls. Mccormick and Wickham.
The II use adopted the resolution, and
| the Speak.r appointed Messrs. Cardwell,
Downing, and Pollard on the committee.
DEATH OF PROMISING You've MAN
After the bravest fight for life We have
ever seen made by any one, Fletcher Mill
er, the youngest son of Rev. j. l Miller, D.
D., of this place, departed this life last
Thursday morning at :25 o'clock. At
| f1icted for several years with malady in
VarlaDly libdi, auQ from us nature uepr6SS-
ing, he struggled manfully against its raw
ages, and 30 the last maintained hopeful
and cheerful disposition. When he could
hold out 10 longer in the unequal contest
against our common enemy, and became
conscious "f the fact that the sands of his
young life we're running low, with calm
ness and fortitude unusual in one of his
years, he resigned himself confidently and
trustfully into the hands of Him in whom
for years his trust had been, and manifest
ed no fear at the approach of death, re-
marking to his weeping friends that it was
all well with his soul. He was young
man of bright promise and of decided in
tellectual ability, excelling especially in
mechanical pursuits, having made num-
Der of ingenious and useful inventions. He
was in his 21st year. His funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Dr.: Gilbert, OF
Winchester, whose address on the occasion
was one Of the most chaste and beautiful
we have ever heard. A very large con-
course of sympathizing friends followed his
remains to the Cemetery.-Pdge Courier,
March 31st.
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